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Vinony

crystallization

noun

  1. process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure
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Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English crystal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English crystallization From crystal + -ization.

  1. The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
  2. The body formed by crystallizing.

    “Silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.”

  3. The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
  4. The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.